尺 cek³ {chǐ}

1. a Chinese foot
2. one-third of a meter
3. a ruler
4. a tape-measure
5. one of the three acupoints for measuring pulse in Chinese medicine
6. CL: 支,把

尺 cek³ {chě}

one of the characters used to represent a musical note in gongche notation, 工尺譜

尺寸 cek³ cyun³ {chǐ cun}

1. size
2. dimension
3. measurement

尺度 cek³ dou⁶ {chǐ dù}

1. scale
2. yardstick

尺骨 cek³ gwat¹ {chǐ gǔ}

1. ulna (anatomy)
2. bone of the forearm

尺規〔-规〕 cek³ kwai¹ {chǐ guī}

ruler and compass (in geometric constructions)

尺碼〔-码〕 cek³ maa⁵ {chǐ mǎ}

1. size
2. fitting (of apparel)

尺蠖 cek³ wok⁶ {chǐ huò}

1. looper caterpillar, larva of moth in family Geometridae
2. inch worm

尺子 cek³ zi² {chǐ zi}

1. rule
2. ruler (measuring instrument)
3. CL: 把

尺蠖蛾 cek³ wok⁶ ngo⁴ {chǐ huò é}

moth in family Geometridae

尺寸過大〔--过-〕 cek³ cyun³ gwo³ daai⁶ {chǐ cun guò dà}

oversize (baggage, cargo etc)

尺短寸長〔---长〕 cek³ dyun² cyun³ coeng⁴ {chǐ duǎn cùn cháng}

abbr. for 尺有所短，寸有所長，寸有所长

尺規作圖〔-规-图〕 cek³ kwai¹ zok³ tou⁴ {chǐ guī zuò tú}

ruler and compass construction (geometry)

尺有所短，寸有所長〔--------长〕 cek³ jau⁵ so² dyun² ，cyun³ jau⁵ so² coeng⁴ {chǐ yǒu suǒ duǎn , cùn yǒu suǒ cháng}

1. lit. for some things a foot may be too short, and for the other an inch will suffice (proverb)
2. fig. everyone has their strong and weak points
3. everything has its advantages and disadvantages